OVERDRIVE vs Fog of World: a fog-of-war map made for driving
One app reveals the whole world as you travel through it. The other is only interested in the roads you drive.
By OVERDRIVE · Published October 11, 2026 · Facts checked October 11, 2026 · Prices updated October 16, 2026
Short answer: Fog of World is the original fog-of-war map for real life: since 2012 it has recorded everywhere you go and cleared the fog where you have been, with badges, levels and visit percentages by country. OVERDRIVE takes the same idea and applies it only to driving: your city starts dark, each road you drive is painted onto your map and snapped to the street, and curated zones, daily challenges, crews and a smoothness score are built around it. Choose Fog of World for a lifetime travel record; choose OVERDRIVE if driving is the point.
Get OVERDRIVE on the App Store
iPhone only · Free download, first two drives free · Speed is never scored
Written by the team that makes OVERDRIVE, so read it knowing we are biased. Every statement about another app comes from that app's own App Store listing or website, linked in the sources at the end, and was checked on 11 October 2026. Apps change often, so check the listing before you decide.
Side by side
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| OVERDRIVE | Fog of World (from its listing and site) | |
|---|---|---|
| What gets revealed | The roads you drive, as painted lines snapped to the street | The areas you have been, as fog cleared around your tracks |
| Built for | Driving: car, motorcycle, scooter, electric or van, plus a passenger mode | Travel and exploring in general |
| Recording | Start a drive while parked; it records hands-free, with optional background recording | Records tracks in the background |
| Progress | Estimated discovery % for 230 cities; areas explored worldwide; distance; flow score | Visit percentages for every continent, statistics for every country and territory, levels |
| Things to do | 2,206 curated zones with coins, daily challenges, weekend runs, streaks, XP | Badges and levels |
| Social | Friends, crews, Convoy live map (off by default), chat | None; "there is no user account" |
| Import and editing | No import of past trips | Imports GPX and KML; track editor for GPS drift |
| Sync | Drives are stored on the iPhone, with no cloud sync; online features use an anonymous account | iCloud, Dropbox and OneDrive |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, iPad and Android |
| Price (US) | Free download, first two drives free; then $3.99/week, $9.99/month or $34.99/year, or Lifetime $29.99 one-time (then $49.99 from 1 November 2026) | $30.00 one-time |
| App Store ratings (US, 11 Oct 2026) | None yet; launched July 2026 | 3,091, 4.8 average |
| Around since | 2026 | 2012 |
What Fog of World does better
- A record of your whole life, not just your drives. Walks, holidays and journeys of any kind all clear the fog.
- Longevity. It has been updated since 2012 and has thousands of ratings.
- One payment that covers all your travel. Fog of World is $30.00 one-time in the US App Store. OVERDRIVE can now be bought once too (Lifetime: $29.99 until 31 October 2026, then $49.99), so until 31 October the two cost about the same; Fog of World's one payment also covers walks and every other kind of journey, not just drives.
- Your own data in your own cloud. GPX and KML import, a track editor, and sync through iCloud, Dropbox or OneDrive.
- More devices. iPad and Android as well as iPhone.
What OVERDRIVE does differently
- Street-level lines. Instead of clearing an area, OVERDRIVE draws the exact roads you took, so the street you have never turned down stays visibly dark.
- Reasons to drive somewhere. Zones in 230 cities give you a riverside run, a climb or a square worth circling. In London that includes the Embankment along the Thames; in Cape Town, Chapman's Peak Drive; in Chicago, Lake Shore Drive.
- A score for the drive itself. Flow rates smoothness, never speed, and is hidden while the car is moving.
- Other drivers. Crews, a city crew board ranked by distance, and an optional live Convoy map.
What "fog of war" means here
In strategy games, fog of war hides any part of the map you have not explored. Fog of World made that idea work on a real-world map. OVERDRIVE uses a driving version of it: the map of your city starts dark and only the roads you drive light up. The difference is the unit. Fog clears in areas; OVERDRIVE paints roads.
Can you use both?
Yes. Many people want both a lifetime travel map and a driving game. Running both during a drive means two apps reading GPS, so expect extra battery use.
OVERDRIVE is free to download and your first two drives are free. After that, OVERDRIVE Pro costs $3.99 a week, $9.99 a month or $34.99 a year in the US (prices vary by country), or a one-time Lifetime purchase ($29.99 until 31 October 2026, then $49.99). The annual and monthly plans include a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers; the weekly plan has none. The price and any trial are shown in the app before you pay.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a Fog of World for driving?
Yes. OVERDRIVE is a fog-of-war-style map made only for driving: your city starts dark and every road you drive is painted onto your map on iPhone, with zones, daily challenges and crews. Fog of World itself also records drives, along with everywhere else you travel.
Does Fog of World work in a car?
Its listing says it records your tracks and maps your travel, including in the background, so it records drives along with every other kind of journey. It clears fog by area rather than drawing individual roads.
Can OVERDRIVE import my Fog of World or GPX history?
No. OVERDRIVE starts your map from your first drive with the app. Fog of World can import GPX and KML.
Which is better for privacy?
Both keep your history on the device by default. Fog of World has no user accounts and syncs to your own cloud. OVERDRIVE stores drives on the iPhone and uses an anonymous account, with no email or password, for the online features. With Snap to Roads on (the default), a finished drive's points are sent to a map-matching service; you can switch that off.
Does OVERDRIVE work outside the US and on road trips?
Yes. It paints roads you drive anywhere on earth, and a road trip paints every road along the way. It also ships with 2,206 curated zones in 230 cities across 53 countries, and shows an estimated discovery percentage for each of those cities.
Is OVERDRIVE on Android or CarPlay?
No. OVERDRIVE is an iPhone app (iOS 16.4 or later). There is no Android version and no CarPlay app.
How much does OVERDRIVE cost?
OVERDRIVE is free to download and your first two drives are free. After that, OVERDRIVE Pro costs $3.99 a week, $9.99 a month or $34.99 a year in the US (prices vary by country), or a one-time Lifetime purchase ($29.99 until 31 October 2026, then $49.99). The annual and monthly plans include a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers; the weekly plan has none. The price and any trial are shown in the app before you pay.
Sources
Checked October 11, 2026. OVERDRIVE facts come from the App Store listing and the app itself (version 2.0.0).
- OVERDRIVE on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6790023849
- OVERDRIVE App Store data (version, ratings, release date): https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=6790023849&country=us
- Fog of World, App Store listing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id505367096
- Fog of World website: https://fogofworld.app
- Fog of World App Store data (price, ratings): https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=505367096&country=us
- FogMap, App Store listing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6783168020